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morocco definition

mo·rocco (mə rä′kō)

noun

  1. a fine, soft leather made, originally in Morocco, from goatskins tanned with sumac
  2. any similar leather, as one made from sharkskin
Also morocco leather
Morocco definition

Mo·rocco (mə rä′kō)

kingdom on the NW coast of Africa, bordering on the Atlantic & the Mediterranean; a Muslim kingdom since the 11th cent., from 1912 to 1956 it was divided into a French protectorate (French Morocco), a Spanish protectorate (Spanish Morocco), & the international zone of Tangier (established in 1923): 274,461 sq mi (710,850 sq km); pop. 25,897,000; cap. Rabat

Related Forms:

  • Moroccan Mo·roc′·can adjective, noun

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